Multifactorial Etiology Pulmonary Hypertension in a Patient with Sarcoidosis

Differential diagnosis between pre- and postcapillary pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with diastolic heart failure (DHF) is a challenge in clinical practice. The presence of PH is implicated in worse prognosis in patients with this disease. This case report approaches the process of investig...

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Autores principales: Ana Terra Fonseca, Barreto, Lucas Vinícius da Fonseca, Barreto, Felipe Naze Rodrigues, Cavalcante, Joselina Luzia Menezes, Oliveira, Marcos Antônio, Almeida-Santos, Juliane Dantas Seabra, Garcez, José Augusto Soares, Barreto-Filho, Antônio Carlos Sobral, Sousa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5075295/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27800190
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2481369
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Sumario:Differential diagnosis between pre- and postcapillary pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with diastolic heart failure (DHF) is a challenge in clinical practice. The presence of PH is implicated in worse prognosis in patients with this disease. This case report approaches the process of investigation of pulmonary hypertension in adult patient with DHF, double mitral lesion, and sarcoidosis with poor clinical outcome.

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